Remarkable Penang Self-Guided Audio Tour
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From $15.29
3 reviews (4.00)
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Departs: malaysia, malaysia
TicketType: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
Welcome to Penang, the Pearl of the Orient. This tour highlights the diversity and culture of this island which was a melting pot for merchants and traders from areas such as India, the Middle East, China and Europe.
Perfectly suited for discovery on foot, our self-guided audio tour allows you to set the pace and explore at your leisure as you uncover the stories of this engrossing city.
To discover this fascinating city in your own time and at your own pace just download this self-guided audio tour, pop in your headphones, open the map that comes with your download and start walking.
On this tour you will see how the once British colonised city evolved to its present day mecca of cultures and ethnicities.
The tour will take approximately two hours, but you can pause the audio guide when needed. Grab a bite to eat or do some shopping along the way.
Please note that this tour is only available in English.
What's Included
Downloadable link to download mp3 file and map
Self-Guided Audio Tour
Self-Paced
Zip folder and audio files and map
What's Not Included
Admission Fees
Audio device
Food/drinks
Headphones
Transportation
Traveler Information
- ADULT: Age: 8 - 99
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Our audio tours are self guided and you can take the tour safely in your own bubble. Download the tour to your iPhone or Android while you have internet. You can start the tour at a time and place to suit your needs. A safe way to explore!
- Please note this is an audio tour. No physical guide will accompany you
- Service animals allowed
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Our audio tours are self guided and you can take the tour safely in your own bubble. Download the tour to your iPhone or Android while you have internet. You can start the tour at a time and place to suit your needs. A safe way to explore!
- Please note this is an audio tour. No physical guide will accompany you
- Service animals allowed
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
What To Expect
Queen Victoria Memorial Clocktower
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Pinang Peranakan Mansion
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
St. George's Anglican Church
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Sun Yat Sen Museum
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included
Kapitan Keling Mosque
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Sri Mariamman Temple
15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Reviews
The audio tour of Penang was great, although it was difficult to download the files as the wifi in Penang is very weak, apparently due to copper wires. In the end I managed. It worked well on the iPhone. The descriptions were excellent but you have to listen to the very end of each one as it tells you how to get to the next site. One hint for users: the tour is in a loop and my hotel was in the middle of the loop. I thought I should start at the first site and move through the sites numerically. However in doing so I ended up walking a loop and a half. So I would suggest you listen to the introduction, then start at the site nearest to your hotel, and work from there. I was disappointed there was no audio tour of Kuala Lumpur. The self-guided tour is a great way to visit a city.
I booked the tour two days before arriving, so had time to download the files to my laptop and review all the information before starting out. This included locating where my hotel was in relation to the start of the tour.
The hotel was actually partway through the walking tour, but I still walked to the start to enjoy the flow. The description for entering the fort was slightly incorrect, talking about going up the step to enter - that is no longer the case. Moreover, the fort can be entered from the back and the front.
After the fort, I changed direction and took a bus to the Clan Jetties where I spent some time before returning to my hotel. I undertook the rest of the tour the next day, going to the mosque, hindu temple and St George church in that order, walking up Harmony Street and understanding the reason for that name.
I compared the attractions on the walking tour with those on the map that I had some were the same, and some were different. So I merged the two and had a good trip.
The walking tour gave a good introduction to Penang. I found it advantageous to have listened to the commentary and looked at the map the day before I actually took the tour, so that when I copied the files from my laptop to my smartphone I had some ideas of where to go.
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